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Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:30 AM
Canada and B.C. targeted investments to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the third quarter of 2012-13. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 9:30 AM
The B.C. government has accepted the intent of each of the eight Cohen Commission recommendations that directly reference the Province.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3:00 PM
Powell River and Comox Valley residents will soon be receiving expanded information on regional agrifood products through a coastal buy local campaign.
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Monday, March 18, 2013 12:45 PM
Tourism Kelowna is seeking to pair area farmers with local restaurants using Buy Local funding from the B.C. government.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:30 AM
The growers of two varieties of apples that were first known as SPA493 and 8S6923 and then introduced to consumers as Salish and Aurora Golden Gala are now receiving Buy Local program funds to help promote these tasty new B.C. products.
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Monday, March 11, 2013 9:20 AM
The B.C. government's Buy Local program will encourage diners and shoppers to connect the B.C. seafood they are about to enjoy with the place and people who harvested it, through $69,794 in funding to promote Ecotrust Canada's 'ThisFish' program.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:33 AM
Despite the economic challenges governments around the globe are facing today, and the impact the global financial uncertainty has on a trading province like ours, British Columbia's Balanced Budget 2013 reaffirms our government's support for agriculture.
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Friday, February 22, 2013 2:15 PM
The B.C. government's new meat inspection system reinforces the province's reputation for safe and wholesome meat by continuing the current safeguards and inspection system in provincially licensed Class A and B abattoirs.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:15 PM
To celebrate a hundred years of ranching, the Province recently recognized the Poole family and Poole Farms with a Century Farm Award.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 11:15 AM
Soon British Columbians will be able to trace where their purchased shellfish comes from as part of the B.C. Government's Buy Local program.
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